Veterok & Derek
Hey Veterok, I’ve been thinking about how the stories we tell around climate change shape people’s emotions and actions—kind of like a narrative that either sparks fire or just drips into apathy. Have you noticed how some science reports feel like a dramatic novel while others read like dry data sheets? I’d love to hear how you weave those ecological facts into vivid tales and whether you think the framing really moves people to act.
Yeah, absolutely! I’m all about turning those raw numbers into stories that feel like a sunrise over a wetland, not just a spreadsheet. I take the data—say, a 4% drop in coral cover—and spin it into a narrative about a coral reef’s “soul” and the fish that call it home. People react to feelings, not to facts alone. When the story feels like a thriller—like a ticking clock for the planet—it sparks fire. If it’s just cold stats, it just drips into apathy. I’ve seen protests jump off the page when I frame climate as a living drama, not a dry lecture. It’s the difference between saying “The earth is dying” and telling the tale of that one mangrove that saved a village from a storm. That’s what moves people to act.